File 5184/1913 Persian Gulf: status of Bushire Residency [‎66r] (136/390)

Copy of a letter No. T.il,
12th lecemher 1927, from the Kon*ble
dated S. S. H Ghakdara ,, the
the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,, to the Foreign
India, hew Delhi.
Appointment of Personal Assistant to the hon«hle
wLe Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
I have the honour to refer to Foreign and Political
Department letter x^o.47 (2)-E, dated the 7th October 1927, on
the subject ol the retention of a Personal Assistant for this
of
Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. .
It is suggested that I should give additional reasons
for the retention of this appointment.
The appointment is one which exists in every First
Glass Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. because it is a necessity and it would be an
anomaly if the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. should be selected for an
exception since with its execrable climate it is I think more
necessary for the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. to be assisted in the work
which a Personal Assistant performs than even elsewhere under the
Indian Government.
I would however put forward one point which probably
escapes notice. The entertainment of numbers of guests, the
big dinner parties of from 20 to 30 people which have to be given
and the preparation for such events all fall upon the wife ox the
Resident who is thus performing Government work; though not
officially considered in any way she is an unpaid u-overnment,
official. After a dinner of the British community to meet the
newly .appointed Persian Governor in October last my wife frankly
told me that without a personal assistant and with the thermome
ter at 100° and a damp atmosphere she could not undertake to re-
m ' ;
peat such an entertainment, it is quite obvious that X cannot do
it and it is equally obvious that the Under- b e cretary cannot
leave the cyphering and decyphering of telegrams and his other
work in order to see whether things have arrived for the dinner
and whether the details of the dinner are correct.
If